"What is the purpose of public service? It's……" — Olympia Snowe
"What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking about your state and thinking about your country as well."
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20 Quotes by Olympia Snowe
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You can't have the legislative and executive branch working in a parallel universe...the partisanship that has gripped Washington has prevented…
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One difficulty in making the Senate work the way it was intended is that America's electorate is increasingly divided into…
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I have been immeasurably honored to serve the people of Maine for nearly 40 years in public office and for…
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When history calls, history calls,
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At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve…
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Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage…
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Hopefully, 21 years later, Judge Roberts possesses an openness with respect to issues of gender-based wage discrimination.
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We recognized in 1996 that, with progress in the field of genetics accelerating at a breathtaking pace, we need to…
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Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more…
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In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in…
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It is time that we provide clarity for our seniors, informing them of the services available that will lower the…
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Indeed, we must foster cost-saving competition. And that means joining the marketplace of other industrialized countries - not just for…
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I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens,…
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Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country.
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Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot…
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Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United…
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